Tlaxcala Congress approves same-sex marriage It becomes the 22nd state to do so
Published on Thursday, December 10, 2020
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Cheers and the waving of rainbow flags by supporters greeted Tlaxcala’s Congress after it voted 16-3 on Tuesday to approve same-sex marriage.
“It’s to be celebrated that on this day, after more than a decade since it was approved in … Mexico City, marriage equality in the state of Tlaxcala has become [a reality]. The Congress is doing their part in Tlaxcala,” said Leticia Hernández, a National Action Party deputy.
The newly updated legislation in Tlaxcala, originally proposed by Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) lawmaker Miguel Ángel Covarrubias Cervantes, changes the state’s civil code by defining marriage as between two consenting people 18 or older whose objective is to create a communal life together in which both persons are guaranteed respect, equality and mutual assistance.